Staff Backend Software Engineer, Reddit
Video
$198.2-297.3k
Online platform for thoughts, experiences and discussions
Job no longer available
Online platform for thoughts, experiences and discussions
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$198.2-297.3k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To empower communities, and make their knowledge accessible to all.
Role
Who you are
- 8-10+ years of software development experience in one or more general-purpose programming languages; Go, Python, Rust
- [Required] Hands-on professional experience using Golang
- 2+ years as a Staff Engineer or Technical Lead working on consumer-facing products at scale
- 1+ years working with video protocols such as RTP, RTMP, HLS, HDS, Smooth Streaming
- 1+ years working with modern video codecs like H264, VP8, VP9, AV1
- Experienced with GraphQL, REST, HTTP, Thrift or gRPC basics, and the ability to design and implement maintainable APIs
- Experience driving cross-functional partnerships in a fully remote environment and the ability to discuss complex topics with technical and non-technical audiences
- Entrepreneurial spirit. You are self-directed, innovative, and biased towards action in fast-paced environments. You love to build new things and thrive in ambiguity and even failure
- BS degree in Computer Science, a similar technical field of study or equivalent practical experience
What the job involves
- Work cross-functionally with product, design, and other engineering counterparts to execute on product and business strategies and build novel products and features
- Contribute to the full development cycle: technical design, development, test, experimentation, analysis, and launch
- Work with other engineers to build scalable platforms for supporting Video management and publishing systems
- Be responsible for doing minimal video quality checks, building, deploying, and managing video encoding applications to the cloud (AWS/GCP)
- Be responsible for supporting the video delivery and architecture of VOD and Live content
- Mentor junior engineers on the team to grow their technical expertise
Our take
Reddits is an online platform that hosts thousands of message board communities (known as subreddits) designed to foster authentic human connection. With more than 100,000 communities covering everything from food, entertainment, and sports to niche interests for highly specific audiences, there's virtually a space for everyone.
The platform attracts over 52M daily users and more than 50B monthly page views. While these figures are smaller than those of social media giants like Facebook and X, Reddits stands out by offering easily discoverable communities where users can dive deep into virtually any topic imaginable.
Today, Reddit continues to grow its user base and expand its reach, remaining a unique hub for conversation,m connection, and shared interests. With its strong community-driven model and steady revenue streams, it's most definitely positioned to stay a central part of online culture for years to come.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
57% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Aug 2021
$410m
SERIES F
Feb 2021
$250m
SERIES E
Total funding: $1.2bn
Company benefits
- Comprehensive health benefits
- Flexible vacation & Reddit global days off
- Family planning funds & 4+ months paid parental leave
- Personal & professional development funds
- Paid volunteer time off
- Workspace & home office benefits
Company HQ
SoMa, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Steve Huffman
(Co-Founder & CEO)After co-founding Reddit in 2005, they stepped away from the company to co-found Hipmunk, where they were the CTO for 5 years. They returned to Reddit in 2015, and have been the CEO since.
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